Exam 1: Computers and Digital Basics

An ongoing process of social,political,and economic change brought about by digital technology is the digital ____________________.

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Stores user IDs with their corresponding password

A set of computer programs that helps a person carry out a task is ____.

The type of code that uses only seven bits for each character is ____.

The ownership of certain types of information,ideas,or representations is intellectual ____________________.

-The ____ is the part of the microprocessor that performs arithmetic operations,as shown in the accompanying figure.

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Differentiates between uppercase and lowercase words

The purpose of a server is to serve computers on a network.

-The type of data that is represented using an infinite scale of values as represented in the accompanying figure is ____.

Karen is studying about microcontrollers in her engineering class, and wants to learn more about how they are used. -Karen learns that microcontrollers are sometimes referred to by another name.What is another term for a microcontroller?

-The accompanying figure represents the instruction cycle.The second step is Box B and represents the ____.

-____,as shown in the accompanying figure,can be directly executed by the processors's circuitry.

The modern definition and use of the term computer emerged in the ____.

DIPs and PGAs are both shapes of integrated circuits._________________________

A powerful desktop computer used for high-performance tasks is a ____.

A group of computers linked together to share data and resources is a(n)____.

Jim has just purchased a new computer and it has made him think about how it works. He is particularly interested in how information is processed and stored in his computer. He has come to you for help. -Jim wants to know what machine language instructions look like to the machine.You tell him they appear as ____.

A(n)____________________ is a type of computer that is considered one of the fastest in the world (at the time of construction).

To ensure you can remember your password,it is a good idea to base it on information you can easily remember such as your birthday.

Mike and Andre are discussing how quickly technology changes. They are discussing how it seems devices are merging to create new products especially in the technology field. They understand this is a process called convergence. -An example of an old form of convergence is a ____.